A 32 year old man has been charged by North Bay Police with assault with a weapon.
Police say last Friday night around 9 pm a father and son were involved in a verbal dispute at a residence on Algonquin Avenue.

Police say the argument turned physical when a sword was retrieved from a bedroom and a male was struck in the face.

In order to protect the identity of the victim, the North Bay Police Service will not be releasing the name of the accused.

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The number of criminal offences, calls for service and city police activity all showed increases through the end of April.

The monthly stats show several crime areas are up year-to-date including break and enters, robberies, theft charges and mischief.

Drug charges, assaults and sexual offences are down year-to-date.

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